Overview
This page contains resources related to the idea of academic freedom and the rights surrounding the pursuit of academic freedom.
Principles of Academic Freedom: Statements & Online Resources
- American Association of University Professors, 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure with 1970 Interpretative Comments.
- American Association of University Professors, Resources on Academic Freedom.
- John R. Vile & David L. Hudson, Academic Freedom, in The First Amendment Encyclopedia (June 2017).
- Martin Gruberg, American Association of University Professors, in The First Amendment Encyclopedia (2009).
Articles
- Kathy Zonana, Freedom and the Farm, Stanford Magazine (May 2021).
- Brian Eule, Watch Your Words, Professor, Stanford Magazine (Jan. 2015).
- Lawrence White, Academic Tenure: Its Historical and Legal Meaning in the United States and Its Relationship to the Compensation of Medical School Faculty Members Health Law Symposium, 44 St. Louis University Law Journal 51 (2000).
- James T. Richardson, Tenure in the New Millennium, 79 National Forum 19 (1999). [article behind paywall]
- David Barnhizer, Freedom to Do What? Institutional Neutrality, Academic Freedom, and Academic Responsibility, 43 Journal of Legal Education 346 (1993).
- Derrick A. Bell, Diversity and Academic Freedom, 43 Journal of Legal Education 371 (1993). [article behind paywall]
- J. Peter Byrne, Academic Freedom and Political Neutrality in Law Schools: An Essay on Structure and Ideology in Professional Education, 43 Journal of Legal Education 315 (1993).
- Ralph F. Fuchs, Academic Freedom–Its Basic Philosophy, Function, and History, 28 Law and Contemporary Problems 431 (1963).
Books
- Matthew J. Hertzog, Protections of Tenure and Academic Freedom in the United States: Evolution and Interpretation (2017).
- Matthew W. Fink & Robert C. Post, For the Common Good: Principles of American Academic Freedom (2009).
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